Douglas Lima spent the better part of 15 minutes reminding Paul Daley of an inconvenient truth: There are no scripts in MMA.
Lima (27-6) improved to 9-2 under the Bellator MMA banner and spoiled the former Cage Rage champion’s homecoming, as he claimed a unanimous decision over Daley in the Bellator 158 headliner on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London. All three cageside judges sided with the Brazilian welterweight, awarding him 30-27 scores across the board.
Daley (38-14-2), in his first appearance on British soil in almost two years, had few answers for the Atlanta-based American Top Team representative.